Topic: Primary Documents & Jefferson Writings
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Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
Jefferson was very proud of this map which was drawn by his father Peter and Colonel Joshua Fry and first published in 1752.
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It’s All French to Me
Exploring Jefferson’s relationship with France and how it impacted the founding of America and his legacy in our nationLesson Plan
Jefferson and Expansion: Scaffolding Student Understanding of Cause and Effect
This lesson focuses on the following prompt: “Analyze the causes of and the resulting issues from the Louisiana Purchase. Concentrate your answer between the years 1790-1820.” The lesson will allow...Lesson Plan
Purposeful Education, According to Thomas Jefferson
This is a document analysis lesson where students will use Jefferson’s ideas to learn about the benefits of pursuing higher education. In a college preparatory course (AVID), this lesson will...Lesson Plan
The Election of 1800: Revolutionary Stability
This lesson is a combination of a few different approaches: students will study primary writings of Jefferson and Adams, examine a range of online documents and images in a DBQ...Lesson Plan
Unalienable Rights – Who Says?
How would different people (from different times) interpret an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?Lesson Plan
An Architectural Revolutionary
Thomas Jefferson Forges A National Idenity Through Enlightened DesignLesson Plan
Founding Daughter: Commemorating the Life & Leadership of Martha Jefferson Randolph
After researching the life of Martha Jefferson Randolph, students will formulate questions, interpret primary sources and construct evidence to support an argument. Students will be able to answer essential questions,...Lesson Plan
Unconventional Enemies: Should the United States negotiate with terrorists?
This lesson plan helps students make connections between Thomas Jefferson’s handling of the Barbary Pirates and contemporary presidential actions toward unconventional enemies of the United States, including Jimmy Carter’s Iran...Lesson Plan